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Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I congratulate the Minister for Finance on his handling of the public finances and, in particular, the flexibility he and his Department have shown in responding to what has been a very difficult time for spending on new, rapidly changing priorities. While I understand and appreciate that select committees deal with the allocation of finances and resources, our total gross expenditure is...

Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Deputy Darragh O'Brien took on the role of Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage just over two years ago and on the back of a global pandemic. The pandemic resulted in stalls in construction and the Minister has since had to deal with the triple crises of energy, cost of living and inflation. This is in addition to the war, which has affected the supply of material and labour...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 652. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the medication Versatis 700mg medicated plaster under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62294/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The problem is there is no specific timeframe. There is no prioritisation of these. I believe they were supposed to be implemented in the next two years. The Garda members have asked me when gardaí can expect to wear these cameras. I am sure the Minister is fully of the benefits to gardaí of wearing these cameras. No training has been provided or scheduled. As the Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Recent comments by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Varadkar, suggest more gardaí may be armed. That sounded a warning, especially for family members. Gardaí do not wear guns. If an intruder was coming to meet them, as it were, and all of a sudden a garda has a gun, it would change the whole situation. Will the Minister give us an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when bodycams will be introduced, and training provided to members in using these body cams in view of the recent assault on members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60623/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This question is to ask the Minister when bodycams will be introduced and training provided to members of An Garda Síochána in respect of using them in view of the recent assaults on members of the force, and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that only 92 new members started in Templemore this week; if issues relating to pay conditions, pension, paperwork, roster issues and anti-social working hours are impacting the recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60622/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I ask the Minister for Justice why only 92 new members started in Templemore this week, whether issues relating to pay, conditions, pensions, paperwork, roster issues and antisocial working hours are impacting on the recruitment process, and will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Minister said that 92 recruits started in Templemore on 28 November 2022. I believe that two recruits have already dropped out. I question the reason for the drop-outs. I also asked about pay, conditions, pensions, paperwork and rosters and I got no reply whatsoever. I believe there is a problem with recruits. Are standards being dropped in order to reach targets? Are people being...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Are standards being dropped in order to reach targets? Are people being called back for second-round interviews after failing initial interviews? It is a very simple question. I ask the Minister for the third time, are any issues relating to pay, conditions, pension, paperwork, roster issues and antisocial hours impacting recruitment? The Minister said earlier that she does not think...

Building Defects: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important issue. A working group report that examined defects in housing found that a lack of fire safety material, structural defects and water ingress are likely to affect up to 80% of apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013 in the Celtic tiger era, which equates to between 62,500 and 100,000 homes. This percentage is shocking. ...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This topic is relevant to my constituency of Louth and east Meath, as Louth, which is the smallest county in Ireland, has the highest concentration of betting shops per capita. Therefore, I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill and I will support its progress on Second Stage. A report by the HRB highlights that approximately 90,000 adults are low-risk gamblers, 35,000 are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda members in County Louth who are CBD2 trained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60625/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda members trained in using lights and sirens in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60627/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if mandatory sentencing will be introduced on persons who assault or attack emergency service members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60624/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I wish to raise a very important issue with regard to an incident which happened in my hometown of Dundalk. I am sure the Minister is aware that a video showing a cyclist being deliberately knocked off his bicycle in Dundalk by a motorist who recorded the incident has gone viral. You can hear the driver laughing as he deliberately clips the cyclist before speeding away from the scene. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Only 92 new members of the force started in Templemore this week. The Minister mentioned a figure of 200. Gardaí are not happy with their pay conditions, pensions, paperwork or rosters. Nearly everybody in this Chamber and outside it has, at some stage, relied on the assistance of the Garda. We in Dundalk have probably relied on their assistance more than most because, in recent...

Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: While the Government is spending billions to ease acute cost-of-living pressures, it is then taking it back in the form of tolls. The highest rise in tolls of 60 cent per journey was confirmed last week by the State agency Transport Infrastructure Ireland, with the blessing of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. While the decision to defer these increases for six months announced...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I know a 65-year-old pensioner in Dundalk who bought an electric car and they will not pay him the grant money. Can the Taoiseach please have a look?